Shared custody
Requirements for shared custody:
A divorce process is very painful and is never easy for either party, and even more so if minor children are involved. That’s where the story begins:
Will you stay with mom? With dad? or better should we have shared custody?. The most important question should be: what is best for children.
We must understand that this process is just as difficult for them as it is for the couple.
First of all we should understand what shared custody means. “Shared custody would be legal custody, in the event of marital separation or divorce, where both parents exercise legal custody of their minor children, under equal conditions of rights and duties over them“.
In most cases, this option is the most beneficial for the proper development of minors.
However, it is good to clarify that the main thing is always to protect the interest and well-being of the minor.
These are some of the factors that the courts analyze to grant or not a shared custody regime:
1) The suitability of the parents to be able to keep the children.
2) Proximity of homes.
3) Availability of both parents.
4) Age of the children.
5) Relationship of children with both parents.
6) Aptitude of the parents to guarantee the well-being of the children.
7) Family support.
The opinion of the children with each parent will also be taken into consideration, this is done with the purpose that the law must always protect the rights of the minor above that of the spouses.
If you are going through a divorce process, it is always good to have a team of legal specialists.
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